Developer adds a bit of bronze to subdivision in Johnstown

Adding a landscaped walkway to a housing development is usually the route most developers take when they design a subdivision.

When Gary Hoover of Hartford Homes proposed his landscaping and walkway plans to town council, that’s exactly what he was going to do.

But he changed his mind.

Instead, he placed 21 bronze sculptures along the walkway in Thompson Crossing development along Interstate 25 and U.S. 34 interchange.

The Thompson Crossing housing development has home prices ranging from $350,000 to $2.5 million with a sculpture walkway that is one-third of a mile long, Hoover said.

All the sculptures have been added to the walkway; now it’s just a matter of a few landscaping issues to finish it.

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“It’s been quite a project,” said Hoover, president of Hartford Development Corp. “We’ll have the majority of it done by Thursday.”

Hoover said the walkway has been broken down into five landscaping themes: Love Always, Laugh Often, Revere Nature, Seek Serenity and Nurture Children. One area, Serenity Park, is a waterfall cascading down two life-size slumbering bears. Another sculpture is of two bears leaning against a log. In another area, there are two large elephants.

“Our point is to make it a whole experience,” said Hoover. “To get out and enjoy the evening walk.”